The Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market think tank, praised the GPS Act and urged members of Congress to support this important legislation as a bipartisan approach to mobile privacy issues.

“The GPS Act would substantially improve and clarify the protections governing geolocation data by requiring that law enforcement obtain a judicial warrant based upon probable cause prior to accessing locational information under most circumstances. At the same time, the bill would preserve the building blocks of law enforcement investigations, and it would leave intact existing exceptions for data disclosure in legitimate emergencies.”

"The reforms proposed by Sen. Wyden and Rep. Chaffetz would benefit not only law enforcement but also firms that offer innovative mobile services. If burgeoning mobile ecosystems are to realize their full potential, companies must have the freedom to offer robust privacy assurances to their users.”